Ola Anenson KLONGELAND 16
- Born: 1789, Kjellingland, Norway 16
- Married: 1818
- Died: 1879, , , Iowa 16
- Buried: Inwood, Lyon, Iowa 16
General Notes:
Buried in Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetary.
"Ola KlungTraveled to the USA in 1859 to Winneshiek County Iowa. Ten years later they moved west with six or seven other families across Iowa. They traveled three months with oxen west over the praire before they found a good place to take land, like the first pioneers. Indians lived there. One of them said to Ola 'You are an old man to come to this land just to die'. A year later he died at the age of 81 years. (He had moved with his wife and daughter and all that he had)."
"In 1859 Ole Aaneson Klongland (1789-1870) and his wife, Anna Maria (1795-1877) left Haegebostad Sogn and sailed to America. Three of thier daughters accompanying them on this trip were: Ingeborg (Mrs. Simon Berkeland), Thorbjorg (later married to Hans J. Olson) and Oline (later married to Aanen Severson). A fourth daughter Aaselena Naglestad, whose first husband died in Decorah, (and who later married Peder Garvey or Gilbertson), joined the group in Decorah. A fith daughter Vesla Anna (Mrs. Ola Bakken Monen), came in 1885 after the first settlers were established in Centennial Township. Their sixth daughter, Mrs. Store Anna Eilevstad, remained in Norway."
Events:
1. Immigration; 1859. 18 Left Haegebostad Sogn.
Marriage Information:
Ola married Anna Maria OLSDOTTER, URESTAD in 1818. (Anna Maria OLSDOTTER, URESTAD was born in 1795 18 and died in 1877 in , , Iowa 16.)
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